President Issues Statement About Federal Applications

President Issues Statement About Federal Applications

Works Progress Administration under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935

Newspaper article informing the people of Nome, Alaska of President Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration federal application for Public Works Administration

Makenzie Smith

The Nome Daily Nugget

August 7, 1935

public domain

Newspaper

English

Weekly Paper

The President July 24th issued a statement defining the types of projects which shall be within the jurisdictions of the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works and the Works Progress Administration under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935. According to this clarification construction projects where the aggregate cost upon completion is estimated to be more than $25,000 shall be within the jurisdiction of the Public Works Administration. Projects of any type where the aggregate cost upon completion is estimated to be $25,000 or less and all non-construction projects of a type designed to assure maximum employment principally to clerical,
professional and white collar classes shall be within the jurisdiction of the Works Progress Administration. All applications involving loans
for construction of public works projects shall be submitted to the Public Works Administration. Applications for loans and grants for public works projects defined in the President’s statement as within the jurisdiction of PWA shouldbe filed at the office of the PWA State Director in the State in which it is proposed to build the project. Projects for slum clearance and low-rent housing shall be carried on by the Housing Division of the Public Works Administration as here tofore. The President's statement directed that any application rejected by the Public Works Administration shall be submitted immediately to the Works Progress Administration. Projects other than those defined as PWA shall be submitted to the Works Progress Administration. The statement does not govern applications involving projects falling within the jurisdiction of any other Federal agency. These applications will continue to be handled as heretofore. The statement approved by the President was signed by the Federal Emergency Administrator of Public Works, the Works Progress Administrator and the Executive Director, National Emergency Council.

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